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i wonder how often things like "the pick up" happen in other industries as well. I would imagine women just see it in practice more often in the tech industry s
by joshlegs 14y ago
i wonder how often things like "the pick up" happen in other industries as well. I would imagine women just see it in practice more often in the tech industry simply because of ratios. When you're the only woman there you're more likely to get hit on 500 times than if there were 500 women there. I also wonder if it's less acceptable in tech industries because you have bright women who would rather be respected because of their minds than their bodies, and are willing to say something about it. Not to mention, how often does the whole "boss having affair with secretary" happen? The problem is systemic everywhere. I just have a feeling it's more pronounced in tech because the same women see the problem over and over, versus a lot seeing it here and there.
- drewcoo 14y agoMost of us here are probably geeks. We're geeks who work closely, collaboratively with other geeks. But we're not hired for our social skills. I think that probably makes a lot of human relation problems more pronounced in tech. Unintentionally making someone uncomfortable is probably just one of the symptoms.And no, I have no data to back that up; just anecdotes and conjecture.